A drinks preparation machine for preparing a drink

Abstract

A beverage-making machine for making a beverage from a portion capsule by introducing an extraction liquid into the portion capsule, having a housing, a capsule insertion opening, a closing unit, and a closing element. The housing has the capsule insertion opening, through which the portion capsule can be inserted into the capsule detection module, and the closing element is part of the closing unit. The closing element can be manually moved between an open position, in which the capsule insertion opening is accessible, and a closed position, in which the closing element closes the capsule insertion opening. The beverage-making machine has a capsule detection module which is designed to detect a capsule, which is introduced through the capsule insertion opening and which is located at a capsule detection position, using defined features. The beverage-making machine is designed to automatically trigger the capsule detection process after the closing element has assumed the closed position.

1 . A drinks preparation machine for preparing a drink from a portion capsule by way of introducing an extraction fluid into the portion capsule, comprising:
 a housing that comprises a capsule insert opening, through which the portion capsule can be inserted into the drinks preparation machine;   a closure unit with a closure element that is movable manually between an open position, in which the capsule insert opening is accessible, and a closed position, in which the closure element closes the capsule insert opening,   
       wherein a capsule recognition module, which is configured to carry out a capsule recognition on a portion capsule that is inserted through the capsule insert opening and is located at a capsule recognition position, on the basis of predefined features, wherein the drinks preparation machine is configured to automatically activate the capsule recognition after assumption of the closed position by the closure element. 
     
     
         2 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , comprising a sensor that is configured to determine the assumption of the closed position by the closure element. 
     
     
         3 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a display device and an operating element, wherein the drinks preparation machine is configured, via the display device, to display a number of brewing programs which can be selected via the operating element, in a manner depending on the result of the capsule recognition. 
     
     
         4 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 3 , further comprising a milk module, wherein the drinks preparation machine is configured to adapt the selectable brewing programs to the presence or absence of the milk module and/or to a milk module filling level. 
     
     
         5 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure element is movable out of the closed position during a brewing process which serves for preparing the drink, wherein this movement of the closure element stops the brewing procedure. 
     
     
         6 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , comprising a brewing module with a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part which is movable relative to the first brewing module part, wherein a brewing chamber can be formed by the first and the second brewing module part, and wherein the movement of the second brewing module part relative to the first brewing module part and the movement of the closure element are mechanically decoupled from one another. 
     
     
         7 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 6 , which is configured, after the capsule recognition has been effected, to permit a removal of the portion capsule through the capsule insert opening before the brewing chamber is closed. 
     
     
         8 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 7 , further comprising a grip recess which is accessible from the capsule insert opening, for removing the portion capsule which is located at the capsule recognition position. 
     
     
         9 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 6 , wherein the capsule recognition position and a brewing position, in which the portion capsule is located given a closed brewing chamber, are different from one another and wherein a transfer of the portion capsule from the capsule recognition position into the brewing position requires an activation by the user. 
     
     
         10 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the predefined features, by way of which the capsule recognition is carried out, comprises a coding which contains details on one or more capsule characteristics. 
     
     
         11 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the predefined features, by way of which the capsule recognition is carried out, are optically readable features and the capsule recognition module comprises an optical sensor for reading out the predefined features. 
     
     
         12 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure element is an operating lever which is pivotable about a rotation axis. 
     
     
         13 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure element is movable by way of applying a force and wherein the closure element further comprises a resistance element ( 8 ) which opposes a movement of the closure element with a resistance which is dependent on a position of the closure element. 
     
     
         14 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 13 , wherein the resistance is based on friction and/or an elastic deformation. 
     
     
         15 . The drinks preparation machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the brewing module comprises a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part which is movable relative to this, wherein a brewing chamber can be formed by the first and the second brewing module part, and wherein the drinks preparation machine is further configured to eject a spent portion capsule out of the brewing module without actuating the closure element.